Mexico vs Spain: Tax revenue
Mexico
14.8%
in 2024
Spain
14.9%
in 2024
Mexico rank
94th
Spain rank
93rd
Tax revenue over time
- Mexico
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 14.9% against 14.8% in Mexico, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Spain ahead.
Mexico ranks 94th and Spain ranks 93rd of 157 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.1% | 9.1% | 0.0% | Mexico |
| 1980s | 11.9% | 12.5% | 0.6% | Spain |
| 1990s | 9.3% | 15.6% | 6.3% | Spain |
| 2000s | 9.3% | 12.9% | 3.6% | Spain |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 13.3% | 2.0% | Spain |
| 2020s | 14.0% | 14.7% | 0.8% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue, Mexico or Spain?
- Spain, at 14.9% against 14.8% in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in tax revenue between Mexico and Spain?
- 0.1%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Spain?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and Spain rank globally for tax revenue?
- Mexico ranks 94th and Spain ranks 93rd of 157 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Tax revenue (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.